I normally use a vbscript file, which works much the same way.

You can just enter vb commands into a text file and save it with the extension .vbs.

The windows scripting host (if enabled) will run the script when you double-click it.

For example:

Set appSPSS = CreateObject("SPSS.Application")

Set SPSSdata = appSPSS.OpenDataDoc ("C:\Temp\DataTest\test.sav") strcomm = "SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE='C:\Temp\DataTest\test.dat'" strcomm = strcomm & " /TYPE=TAB /MAP /REPLACE."

appSPSS.ExecuteCommands strcomm, True

appSPSS.quit set SPSSdata = nothing set appSPSS = nothing

which just runs some syntax to export some data as a text file.

hth

Stephen

> dear listers, > > is it possible to start and run a syntax using a xxx.bat file? And > then automatically close SPSS? > > I have a bat-file test.bat : > > "c:\dir1\dir2\test.sps" > > and it offcourse only opens the syntax > > or should I use scripts or macro? > > > Max